Give Your Dog What You Want In Return

Have you ever been in a partnership (a group project in school, a romantic relationship, a project at work, etc) where you felt you put in way more effort than the other(s) on the team? It’s incredibly frustrating to devote so much time, energy, passion, and...

Say what you mean and mean what you say…

Most people aim to have a dog who responds quickly and reliably when cued to do something. It’s not ideal to cue a “sit” and then, 10 minutes later, your dog finally puts their rear on the ground. One of the most important things we, as trainers and...

Emergency Preparedness

With Sandy barreling toward some of the most heavily populated areas of the country, there is no better time than now to discuss some tips for being prepared in an emergency. Be Prepared–before there is an emergency you should have a plan set in place. Red Cross...

National Pitbull Awareness Day

It is National Pitbull Awareness Day today and I couldn’t let this pass by without a bit of a blog post. I am a huge fan of Pitbull type dogs, I think they are incredibly loyal, can be amazing athletes (or amazing couch potatoes depending on the...

Back in the swing… sort of!

We’re Back! Sorry for the nearly two week absence, I had gotten quite busy with work and then I got quite sick so blogging just wasn’t going to happen. There were a few days I was lucky to get up and get a drink (mostly this was motivated by the need to...